January 2012
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“Bryson’s attorney disputes the woman’s account. “This incident was at most a...”
– Just in case you needed a new villain, how about a good old boy lawyer who’s eager to dismiss assault as “aw shucks, he was just trying to get lucky!”
(via MinnPost)
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December 2011
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November 2011
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October 2011
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Onto a Vast Plain
You are not surprised at the force of the storm—
you have seen it growing.
The trees flee. Their flight
sets the boulevards streaming. And you know:
he whom they flee is the one
you move toward. All your senses
sing him, as you stand at the window.
The weeks stood still in summer.
The trees' blood rose. Now you feel
it wants to sink back
into the source of everything. You thought
you could trust...
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“What if you allowed your God to exist in the simple words of compassion others...”
– DEAR SUGAR, “The Human Scale”
Today’s column especially hit home, but don’t they always? Even more specially especially, then.
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TC 10 Mile: Things I would have tweeted if I...
Miles 1-4
There are a lot of people ripping their clothes off when I walk by. I have that effect.
Holy crap, I just passed someone! She was walking.
Race photographer. SUCK IT IN.
Actually, eff that. Let your muffin top fly. Every one of these bodies is beautiful.
Mile 7ish
I can’t feel anything below my waist. I could be peeing my pants right now and I wouldn’t know it. Am I...
September 2011
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“Getting Real delivers better results because it forces you to deal with the...”
– What is Getting Real? (by 37signals)
I’m reading my homework for the Agile Product Design and Project Management workshop at ONA this week. The problem of anticipating problems keeps coming up, which is something we’re all too familiar with in these parts (journalism, MinnPost, my...
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MinnPost begins a site redesign. Finally. →
minnpost:
Our mission has always centered on providing quality, in-depth coverage of the issues that are most important to Minnesotans.
But we also know that the way you read, find and interact with that content is just as important. And we all know that MinnPost.com is in dire need of an overhaul.
…
It’s true and we are really, really glad.
I think my email updates about the...
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August 2011
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Designers vs Coding
If you’re a designer for any sort of web property, it makes all the difference when you understand what you’re working with. And you will make better, faster, happier sites & graphics as a result!
viafrank:
“Do I need to know how to code?” is a question that comes up with sure-fire consistency in design circles. I’ve seen it asked by so many, from uncertain design students in...
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July 2011
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June 2011
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May 2011
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MinnPost is hiring!
Want to come work with me?
utnereader:
publicradiointernational:
minnpost:
We are hiring for two positions:
• A full-time assistant web editor
• A part-time or contract programmer — Drupal experience preferred.
We’re looking for innovative, awesome people to join our team and help us move MinnPost forward in the next year(s).
Know anybody who might be interested? Please share!
Great...
April 2011
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Princess Beatrice performs her tiger trick for the...
I’m so glad Corey is on Tumblr.
am3ricanidle:
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An (Atheist) Easter Message from Ricky Gervais:... →
My favorite part of this is his interpretation of the third commandment, You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.
The ubiquitous and thoroughly modern reading — “you’re not supposed to say ‘Oh my God!’” — has always annoyed me.
The way I understand it (and the text supports this), the commandment means something closer to, “You don’t get...
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March 2011
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“The father said he had been worried about his daughter’s safety for months...”
– Texas Rape Inquiry Shows a 3-Month Ordeal - NYTimes.com
The NYT tried to make good on the victim-blaming mess of a story they originally published about this crime. This article is better, or at least more thorough, but that’s not saying much.
I am likely preaching to the choir, and this...
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WatchI was sorting through the archives tonight and collected a few favorites.
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“Start taking off that armor. That’s all anyone can tell you. No one can...”
– Pema Chodron in “The Wisdom of No Escape”
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“May today there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where you...”
– One of my mentors and former college adviser sent me an email forward with this quote in it. Good timing, that one.
February 2011
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January 2011
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USF Sells Off KUSF, Its College Radio Station,... →
Oh the waves of nostalgia. My former college radio station (a place where I worked most of my four years of undergrad) was sold to MPR a couple years ago.
I can’t argue that terrestrial radio isn’t a slowing dying — changing! I say optimistically — medium, but college radio is not obsolete for my heart.
So fight the good fight, kids. These protests against the University never seem...
Magazine names Minneapolis 'Gayest City in... →
I love that one of the criteria used by The Advocate was “Tegan and Sara performances over the last five years.”
minnpost:
“The editors admit it’s an unscientific evaluation.”
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“But the morning finally came when McCain called the governor’s residence to say...”
– From Kevin Diaz’s story about Tim Pawlenty’s new book.
MinnPost’s Brian Lambert collected some more choice quotes and media response in this morning’s Glean.
(via minnpost)
December 2010
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November 2010
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“On average, women still make only seventy-seven cents for every dollar men earn....”
– Read more about how the Senate just voted against closing the gender gap in pay. (via thenationmagazine)
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PadMapper →
I posted this link back in August 2009, and today I went digging through my archives to find it again. This is an awesome visualization tool for finding apartment listings in the neighborhoods you’re browsing. Save favorites, hide places you hate, search by specific parameters like rent and bedrooms.
“If Beck/O’Reilly/Palin have a vested interest in obsessing their viewers with...”
– “His message was that America is fine” « zunguzungu
An interesting critique of the Rally to Restore Sanity.